Zinkenite with Stannite
specimen number:
9302205
location:
Oruro, Bolivia
description:
A cluster of bright lustrous compact acicular metallic zinkenite crystals hosting non-lustrous somewhat rounded crystals of stannite. Some damage present to the zinkenite, not atypical of these. This is a good combination piece for both species. This is from the early 1980s.
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